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Viral Infections and Vectors

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Hafiz Amjad Ali Rana
University of Agriculture Faisalabad
2
Thao-Quyen Nguyen
Agricultural Research Service
3
Ahyoung Lim
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
4
Ruopeng Xie
University of Oxford
5
Fernanda G. Kugeratski
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
6
Alaina C. Pfenning‐Butterworth
University of British Columbia
7
Ting-Hui Lin
Scripps Research Institute
8
Rana Falahat
Moffitt Cancer Center
9
Ariadna E. Morales
Goethe University Frankfurt
10
Meiling Yan
Xiangyang Central Hospital

Papers

1
Interconnecting global threats: climate change, biodiversity loss, and infectious diseases
The Lancet Planetary Health|2024
155 cit.
2
Publication in Science (2024) [136 citations, W4405056907]
Science|2024
136 cit.
3
Emergence and interstate spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) in dairy cattle in the United States
Science|2025
126 cit.
4
The overlapping global distribution of dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever
Nature Communications|2025
119 cit.
5
Publication in Nature (2025) [56 citations, W4406956854]
Nature|2025
56 cit.
6
USP7 promotes cardiometabolic disorders and mitochondrial homeostasis dysfunction in diabetic mice via stabilizing PGC1β
Pharmacological Research|2024
18 cit.
7
Semaglutide attenuates pathological electrophysiological remodeling in diabetic cardiomyopathy via restoring Cx43 expression
Endocrine|2024
13 cit.
8
Publication in Molecular Biology and Evolution (2024) [12 citations, W4401476157]
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2024
12 cit.
9
Publication in Nature Communications (2025) [8 citations, W4407079453]
Nature Communications|2025
8 cit.
10
Integrating Contact Tracing Data to Enhance Outbreak Phylodynamic Inference: A Deep Learning Approach
Molecular Biology and Evolution|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Andrea Ablasser
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2
Ana María Bispo de Filippis
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
3
Hongjun Song
Johns Hopkins University
4
Davide Corti
Vir Biotechnology (Switzerland)
5
Raimunda do Socorro da Silva Azevedo
Amazon Research Foundation
6
Victoria Graham
Public Health England
7
Qian Mei
Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and Liberal Arts
8
Diego A. Espinosa
University of California, Berkeley
9
Martina Beltramello
Vir Biotechnology (Switzerland)
10
Siro Bianchi
Vir Biotechnology (Switzerland)

Papers

1
cGAS–STING drives ageing-related inflammation and neurodegeneration
Nature|2023
925 cit.
2
The cGAS–STING pathway drives type I IFN immunopathology in COVID-19
Nature|2022
542 cit.
3
Clathrin-associated AP-1 controls termination of STING signalling
Nature|2022
149 cit.
4
Newborns with microcephaly in Brazil and potential vertical transmission of Oropouche virus: a case series
The Lancet Infectious Diseases|2024
99 cit.
5
The CRL5–SPSB3 ubiquitin ligase targets nuclear cGAS for degradation
Nature|2024
62 cit.
6
Manganese boosts natural killer cell function via cGAS–STING mediated UTX expression
MedComm|2024
10 cit.
7
Selection and Characterization of Single-Stranded DNA Aptamers of Diagnostic Potential against the Whole Zika Virus
Viruses|2022
8 cit.
8
Pathogenesis of Rift Valley Fever Virus in a BALB/c Mouse Model Is Affected by Virus Culture Conditions and Sex of the Animals
Viruses|2023
7 cit.
9
In Depth Viral Diversity Analysis in Atypical Neurological and Neonatal Chikungunya Infections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Viruses|2022
4 cit.
10
Serological Evidence of Exposure to Saint Louis Encephalitis and West Nile Viruses in Horses of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Viruses|2022
4 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Didier Raoult
Aix-Marseille Université
2
Michael Diamond
Washington University in St. Louis
3
Eva Harris
Berkeley Public Health Division
4
Erol Fikrig
Yale University
5
Zhijian J. Chen
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6
Ewa Zuba‐Surma
Jagiellonian University
7
Scott C. Weaver
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
8
Stuart T. Nichol
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9
Heinz Feldmann
National Institutes of Health
10
Marcelo B. Labruna
Fundação de Estudo e Pesquisa em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia

Papers

1
Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles|2018
11.2k cit.
2
RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents|2020
5k cit.
3
Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase Is a Cytosolic DNA Sensor That Activates the Type I Interferon Pathway
Science|2012
4.8k cit.
4
Identification and Characterization of MAVS, a Mitochondrial Antiviral Signaling Protein that Activates NF-κB and IRF3
Cell|2005
3.3k cit.
5
Cyclic GMP-AMP Is an Endogenous Second Messenger in Innate Immune Signaling by Cytosolic DNA
Science|2012
2.5k cit.
6
TAK1 is a ubiquitin-dependent kinase of MKK and IKK
Nature|2001
2.1k cit.
7
Phosphorylation of innate immune adaptor proteins MAVS, STING, and TRIF induces IRF3 activation
Science|2015
1.9k cit.
8
Activation of the IκB Kinase Complex by TRAF6 Requires a Dimeric Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme Complex and a Unique Polyubiquitin Chain
Cell|2000
1.9k cit.
9
Ongoing Revolution in Bacteriology: Routine Identification of Bacteria by Matrix‐Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time‐of‐Flight Mass Spectrometry
Clinical Infectious Diseases|2009
1.9k cit.
10
STING Specifies IRF3 Phosphorylation by TBK1 in the Cytosolic DNA Signaling Pathway
Science Signaling|2012
1.3k cit.

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